gun control supporters are hoping an apparent shift in attitudes after the sandy hook killing might pave the way for reform. in the latest potential sign of that shift, republican congressman peter king of new york questioned ownership of assault weapons during an appearance on msnbc. >> i really do not know why people need assault weapons. i am not a hunter but i understand people who live in rough neighborhoods or in a small business want to maintain a pistol to protect and sells, but an assault weapon, 99% of people with assault weapons are good americans, but to give the potential to a mass murderer who would be able to out-armed police would be able to cast -- to accomplish the worst devastation. >> in yemen, a u.s. drone strike has killed three suspected al qaeda militants, including a local commander. thursday's attack is the fifth to hit the country -- the country over a 10-day period. last month the united states admitted for the first time it carried out a september attack in radda after the yemeni government initially tried to claim credit. according to "the washington post,"